Homer Buell has been elected chairman of the board of Sand County Foundation. Buell, a cattle rancher from Rose, Nebraska, was first elected to Sand County Foundation’s Board of Directors in 2014. He succeeds Lynne Sherrod, a Colorado cattle rancher who has served as chairman since 2015. Sand County Foundation is a…
Lincoln, Nebraska, April 25, 2024 — Husker scientist Ana Maria Vélez is pioneering a genetic technology to contain the western corn rootworm, which annually causes up to $2 billion in yield loss and control costs in the Corn Belt. The research seeks to contain agricultural pests by targeting rootworm genes.…
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed LB937 into law, marking a milestone in the state's support for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Introduced by Sen. Eliot Bostar and amended to include the SAF tax credit from Sen. George Dungan’s LB1072, this legislation establishes a production tax credit for SAF in Nebraska. The…
Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after the Ways and Means Committee announced he will chair a team focused on promoting legislative solutions to protect rural Americans impacted by Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions set to expire in 2025: “Contrary to the short-sighted Biden agenda, which has…
Kurtis Harms has been appointed as the new director of the Nebraska LEAD Program. He takes over from Terry Hejny, who is retiring after a 17-year tenure at the helm. The Nebraska LEAD Program was established over four decades ago. Over the years, it has prepared numerous leaders who have…
PAPILLION, NEB. — The Omaha Storm Chasers got within striking distance but after falling behind early, could not pull ahead and lost to the Indianapolis Indians on Wednesday afternoon, 7-4. Indianapolis jumped out early, as the Indians scored a run in the first and four in the second off Omaha starter Zach…
The Central Community College softball team won both games of a doubleheader with McCook Community College at Raider Field on Wednesday. A recap of both games is below. Nine sophomores were honored in their final home regular season games of their CCC careers. They were Tabitha Cooney, Myah Essman, Addison Heule, Addison Kudron, Brianne Lawver, Paxton…
OMAHA, Neb. -- Kyle Hess tripled home the tying runs in the eighth, then drove home the winning run in the 10th inning as the Creighton Baseball team continued its midweek mastery with a 5-4 walk-off win in 10 innings over No. 13 Coastal Carolina on Wednesday. The Bluejays are now 30-9 on…
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Juniors Kieya Belmont and Karina Cupples had four hits each as The Briar Cliff University softball team (6-12 GPAC, 18-21) lost 11-7 and 8-3 to Doane (10-10 GPAC, 17-21), Wednesday afternoon at Bishop Mueller Field. Game - 1This was a back-and-forth battle. Heading into the bottom of the third inning, Briar…
Wayne, Neb. --- Maya Couch was the top Wayne State finisher with a first-place in the 100-meter dash to lead a partial Wildcat women’s track and field team competing at the Mount Marty Twilight Meet in Yankton, South Dakota. Couch’s winning time in the 100-meter dash was 12.17 seconds. Hinton, Iowa…